The Glen Allen Babe Ruth Baseball League 14-year-old all-star team advanced to the single-elimination round of the 14-year-old World Series, which the Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association is hosting at RF&P Stadium in Glen Allen.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88, stopped at Richmond Raceway Aug. 8 in advance of the track’s NASCAR weekend in September. He was joined by five players from the Washington Redskins, who were in town for the team's training camp, which concluded Aug. 14. The day in Richmond gave Earnhardt and the Redskins players an opportunity to see how the athletes compete in their respective sports.

The READ Center is a top-200 cause finalist in State Farm’s Neighborhood Assist program, making it eligible to earn a $25,000 grant to support adult literacy in the Richmond region. The 40 organizations from across the nation with the most votes will win grants.

The READ Center, based in Henrico, provides classroom instruction and one-to-one tutoring to adults with very low literacy.

AUG. 14, 11:30 A.M. – The first cross-country solar eclipse since the advent of the automobile and creation of the free interstate system will be visible throughout much of the country next Monday, Aug. 21. In the Richmond region, most people will experience about 85 percent obstruction of sunlight when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.

The event will begin at 1:18 p.m. local time and conclude at 4:03 p.m. During that time, looking at the sun without specially designed protective glasses could result in significant eye damage or even blindness.

Henrico Doctors’ Hospital recently was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Hospital for colon cancer surgery for 2017-18. The annual Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 28th year, are part of U.S. News’ patient portal, designed to help patients make informed decisions about where to receive care for life-threatening conditions or for common elective procedures. For the 2017-18 rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. In the 16 specialty areas, 152 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.

T3 Media, LLC, the parent company of the Henrico Citizen, has published its inaugural edition of the Henrico Health Guide, a resource that includes a comprehensive list of hundreds of health, medical and wellness-related businesses and offices in Henrico County, along with phone numbers, addresses and websites for most. The magazine also includes a look at new technological and treatment advances currently in use by Henrico health and wellness professionals.

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Crafters are wanted for the 27th annual Short Pump Ruritan Club Craft Show on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Short Pump Middle School, 4701 Pouncey Tract Rd. For details and to obtain an application, call (804) 387-6804 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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